Tanzania starts mass repatriation of Burundian refugees
Burundi has announced a return of its refugees from Tanzania this week as part as a mass repatriation planned by the two governments. According to […]
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Burundi: Inclusive dialogue ‘only viable option’ for resolving political crisis, says UN envoy
An inter-Burundian, inclusive dialogue remains the only viable option for lasting settlement of the political crisis and the holding of elections in 2020 in a […]
U.S. appoints Peter Pham as Special Envoy to Great Lakes region
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced the appointment of Peter Pham as the U.S. special envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes Region. According to a […]
Clothing market: Trump suspends duty-free status for Rwanda
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday suspended Rwanda’s ability to ship apparel products duty-free to the United States due to a trade dispute between the […]
Security, trade, anti-corruption top African leaders’ meeting in Mauritania
The 31st summit of the African Union (AU) ended on Monday in Mauritania with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), anti-corruption and security on […]
Opponents of constitutional change in Burundi face torture, execution – UN investigators
The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi has just delivered to the Human Rights Council its findings, based on more than 380 interviews, in addition to […]
Burundi: President Pierre Nkurunziza pledges to step down in 2020
Burundi’s longest-serving president, Pierre Nkurunziza, on Thursday made a surprise announcement that he will not contest in the country’s next presidential elections in 2020. The […]
Rwanda: police arrest 23 Congolese refugees to break up protest
Rwandan police arrested 23 Congolese refugees after two days of clashes in which one refugee died. Rwandan National Police had reported that one refugee had […]
Campaigning kicks off in Burundi for May 17 referendum
In Burundi, twenty-six parties, most of them aligned with the ruling CNDD-FDD party, on Tuesday, launched the official campaign for a referendum on constitutional change. […]
AU launches world’s largest free-trade area, biggest economies out
Forty-four African countries on Wednesday launched a $3 trillion continental free-trade zone encompassing 1.2 billion people. But Nigeria and South Africa, the continent’s biggest economies […]